Table 1. Cause of death of 582 people with MS, UKMSTB January 1998 to February 2015.

Cause of death specific categories	n (%)
Multiple sclerosis	86 (14.8)
Pneumonia, bronchopneumonia	218 (37.5)
Aspiration pneumonia	50 (8.6)
Urinary tract infection	34 (5.8)
Other infection, inc. sepsis	12 (2.1)
Acute cardiovascular event	22 (3.8)
Acute cerebrovascular event	18 (3.1)
Pulmonary embolism	14 (2.4)
Non-acute cardiac e.g. senile myocardium or heart failure	11 (1.9)
Respiratory failure	9 (1.5)
Infection secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	7 (1.2)
Cancer	59 (10.1)
Acute abdomen e.g. obstruction	13 (2.2)
Suicide	7 (1.2)
Epilepsy	3 (0.5)
Other e.g. fulminant liver failure, renal failure, dehydration, acute pyelonephritis, tuberculosis, old age, myelodysplastic syndrome, liver abscess, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, general deterioration, anaphylactic reaction, cardiac asthenia amyloid, ruptured left subclavian artery aneurysm, necrotic fasciitis, accidents, dementia, and frailty.	19 (3.1)